Actually, it's pretty easy. A decent morphing software, a series of images, then you specify pair points on each photo. As the series progresses, you see apparent aging in the subject in supposedly real time. There are some freeware applications available, you'd just have to check to see what would work for you.

I use Abrosoft's FantaMorph, but it's not cheap - $49.95 US, and I don't recall whether that was BDJ or not.

If you try it, remember that the more pair points you set, the smoother and more realistic the transformation will appear.

[SidebarA pair point is, for instance, the tip of the nose in each image, the earlobes, the tops of the ears, the eyebrows, and the like. The more pair points you have, the smoother the transition will be.]

You can also set a reverse morph, i.e. old maid to young girl, by changing the the photo order.

Oh, yeah, doesn't hafta be photos, can be any image set. Once changed a Mercedes into a Model T that way. Transformed from the Mercedes to a Pontiac to a Chevrolet to a Ford to a Model T, each one (1) older as the morph progressed. All the images were commercial advertisements .

I'm really tempted by the BdJ FantaMorph offer. I wish I knew whether the least expensive version would do the job. I don't really have time to try it out before the offer expires. Anyone have experience with the least expensive version, or know why that might not be a good choice?

I'm really tempted by the BdJ FantaMorph offer. I wish I knew whether the least expensive version would do the job. I don't really have time to try it out before the offer expires. Anyone have experience with the least expensive version, or know why that might not be a good choice?

Picked it up in March, I think (Curt's recommendation, the Deluxe version). Initial tests make it pretty sharp. It goes through a hardware/software test when you install/initiate it, determines what drivers you have -or, I think, may need -whether hardware acceleration is available ... it does check you system for compatibility, makes recommendations as needed. I installed it on a Toshiba i7 6G RAM system, so it does not require uber-powerful system.

Played with it twice, so far. Acceptable results both times. I'm now trying to obtain decent shots of a sailboat which will be morphed into an English ship of the line or a China Clipper. Discovered that it's much more challenging to change an inanimate object (A sailboat? Inanimate? Preposterous !) into another inanimate object (see previous parenthetical expression) than to change one person into another, or to cross a human with most any animal.

Over the years - say, the last thirty (30) or forty (40) - I've tried a lot of morphing software: FantaMorph is the best to date. Maybe a bit pricey, even on BDJ, but well worth the cost to anyone interested in the concept. (And creating, for instance, a granddaughter from infancy to maturity is absolutely precious . Or grandson. Or niece, nephew, neighbor's kid. Anyone of whom you have a photo history.)(Or, you could turn your current boss into a fire-breathing dragon .)

Barney, thanks for your message. I'm still wondering, though, whether you could have made "acceptable" morphs (which is how you described your results) with one of the less expensive versions of FantaMorph. Like you, I'd love to create a morph of a family member from infancy to maturity. I know I could do that with the Deluxe version, but couldn't I also make an "acceptable" version with, say, the Standard version?

Thanks very much, Curt, for your helpful response. I now see the point of getting the Deluxe version, but I think I'll compromise and go for the Pro instead. More than once, I've bought software in a burst of enthusiasm and then wound up not using it. I don't know that that will happen this time, but I feel more comfortable spending $30 rather than $50.

Barney, thanks for your message. I'm still wondering, though, whether you could have made "acceptable" morphs (which is how you described your results) with one of the less expensive versions of FantaMorph. Like you, I'd love to create a morph of a family member from infancy to maturity. I know I could do that with the Deluxe version, but couldn't I also make an "acceptable" version with, say, the Standard version?

As I read the specs, using multiple photos in sequence did not seem viable for the lesser versions. That, however, may have been just my interpretation. Might be more work, but you should easily be able to build a series of images by doing two (2) at a time, then streaming the results together. In fact, that might be a more impressive output. Sorry to be so late with this reply.